<p>Hi everyone, I just completed my freshman year in college at Gonzaga University. I am studying Civil Engineering and I received a 2.95 GPA for both semesters. I think they round to a 3.0, but basically I have a 3.0 cumulative GPA for my first year in school. I am slightly worried; many have told me that that is a normal GPA to have for the first year, and that it will go up, but I would eventually like to go to graduate school at one of the higher tier schools for engineering/architecture. What should I be doing at this point in time to help push myself as much in that direction as humanly possible? Thank you in advance for your help.</p>
<p>Get very high grades. Don’t stress too much because a lot of it is research.</p>
<p>You might get more responses if you post this in the Grad School forums.</p>